A second half surge by the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks gave them a 54-37 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Thursday, December 20th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
The Cardinals were able to get shots up in the first quarter, but not many fell for them. St Mary was only able to score five points in the opening quarter, but the defense held Estelline/Hendricks to just 11 points. The shots starting falling for St Mary in the second quarter, and they were able to chip into the lead by halftime. The Redhawks led 24-19 after the first two quarters.
Estelline/Hendricks clamped down on defense and their offense scored nearly 20 points in the third quarter. The Redhawks outscored St Mary 18-7 to take a 42-26 lead into the final quarter. The fourth quarter was pretty even between the two teams at 12-11, but the lead the Redhawks built in the third quarter proved to be enough for the win.
Elle Heinitz had 16 points and two rebounds in the game. Ella Griffin finished with 14 points and five rebounds. Maddie Schwebach tallied five points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Estelline/Hendricks was led by Kaylee Johnson with 15 points and five rebounds.
The Cardinals (3-3) will play in Garretson on Friday, December 28th.